The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-05-28

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| finished.
a.n stirred mp now and
will mention lew things regarding
this place, sent picture of the
Sisters Hospital taken to show the
building, but not the park surrounding
it, which is in harmony. By the cOur-
tesy of the mother superior, Ed. and
were allowed 10 go over the building
| 1t is three stories. of brick, built, at a
cost OF nearly S200,0O0. There is a
lecture room on the third floor, a drug
| room on the first, also an operating
room for the professor of surgery. The
| chapel Oh The second floor at the head of
thn second terrace, contains colored
| mari'ie lite size statue of Christ. On all
| tic floors II numbers of wards. The
rooms 0f retiring Il marvel of white
ness. Al over the building a white
| glove cau be rubbed over the furniture
| aud lipsrs without being soiled. The
| parIorS are on the first floor. On the
roof with glass the whole city can be
seen, also the ocean sixteen miles away.
The Los Angeles river flows through
| one end OF this town, and on its banks
Il few miles from here, occurred the
blOOilcst battle oU the earth. In 1915,
Gems. Castro and Pho Pico rebelled
against the government, and the diff
terent parties marshallcd their legions
for battle. The governor took the
Mexican troops from Monterey, some
two hundred, and all the American ad-
yensurers about and marched to Los
| Angeles to lick the rebels. Generals
Castro aud Pho Pico gathered all the
| MeNicanS and Americans on the south
OF 'hc river, ana when they met on its
Danks ihe Americans recognized and
haiied each other and said: "HellO,
"raiiam what are you doing here!'
"FlShtlng Tor The lawful government"
answered Captain Graham. "What
are you doing in this rebellion,
Stearns! Lawful government Ill.
D-mncd II | know. Let's meet and
| let Them light it out among themselves"
So the advenlurers lett both armies, sat
on the river bank and drank success to
the revolution. History has it that a
desperate battle took place, and that
blood flowed like water, but as it is
told here the Mexicans blazcd away at
each other for three days and nj shtS and
at last Killed II mule. Their honor was
satisfied, the governor resigned to stOD
the bloodshrd and Pho Pico hoistcd
| himself to the civil governorship. while
Gen. Castro did the military biz. This
| ended the revelation. Pico is still liy-
ing near here, and is about 80 wears
Old. When there is a great "tO.dO"
they bring him to town and haul him
around in the procession.
If yon haven't heard how Los Angeles
received its name, here it is. The
Queen of the Angels wishing resi-
dence on the earth, sent out couriers TO
find the location. AS the inhabitants
here voted the largest subscription thew
decided on This place. They threw M
high mountains 10 ward off the north
| wind, but lett the land open at the
south Tor the wind of the southern seas.
planted il with fruit and flowers and
made il a climate OF perpetual summer.
The court arrived and brought the
palace OF angels material. The oueeu
touched the fruit imparting to it sweet
ness, breahed on the flowers thus en-
dowed them with fragrance, bathed in
the ocean Iii honor of which it became
forever peaceful. Here they paraded
the streets, the ladies showing the style
their ings were cut in, each gent his
inousiache's IS special curl or twist. All
"ay II doomed Ike Sunday at the beach,
ana at hight they snooznd under the
pahaiia groves, all III harmony, till the
election came Oft, and as the returns
"io hot come IN last enough both sides
;,,a,,l,,, ",,n ,ns 'ic'ory' ana proceeded to
;, u, "'o .ie'iisei'es' Everybody be-
ing candidate there was no one to
iooh oh' ahd IL fnalIy wound up in a
eSuiii Dc'iilyofook. The queen, see
inS INC 'uuit oecoihlhg earthly, picked
a> SOON Us thelf black eyes disappeared
anu their paws wandered back from
hhoer tneir ears, followed after. If any
one "oubts it, he is shown the ocean of
peace, me mountains, the flowers and
the climate OF perpetual summer, all re !
ihaiili"s as proof. There is Il lot more |
10 the name, meaning the City of the |
Queen OF the Angels, Los Angeles be- |
ing The abbrcvialion.
About the climate, that letter wrote |
Tor BOb's benefit was q littIa broad |
The mercury since October has never
reached higher than eight-six nor low.
er than thiriy-iive Frost is unknown
They had "A six inch snow at San
francisco, the second within the mem.
o;'y OF the oldest inhabitant, but never
a cool breeze reached this place.
The Mexican Urls are very nrottv
greatly lighter than the bows. HAVING y
peculiar pinkish hue TO their skin ,Thn
poys are darker. with black moustache,
eseorows ana hair. and lively black
iley hat rarely gallop through
:" 'iitil reSaiii or velvet Jacket, wide
ma, ""'t SaSh, Sold and silver mounted
S'.''c' o'' Z" morse worth about $40.
y person coming here from the east i'm
ne i'ii WIN thickened blood 10 resist
'nt winter may think 1t warm, but
''ii' vi 'tic ihi'aoi'ahts think the op
i',t'I i-''iy lh tiie morning, when it
',',, 'Do' enough 10 DC hracing, lots
~ ~ ro"''o "'t seen coming along bun
- ,'' a." osc' ooat' win comforter
49,, 'l'''e9 i'ro"h" their necks,
,i' ,In'. 50 "'sh up over thcir eyes that I
ny ',~y "',,c 10 use sier-iaduers to see
,o' 1t Is Saia 10 De raiher warm in
.,''' "'''' Tue i'hapitahts notice the ,
-, s
d >'"iit it iie beach on Sun
'ii ,,i,.t. ''I' 'oit oSits strangers they
l'''''' ,h; p'@ oi iat ana the same of I
,,.,,,. ~ S"' III pen mel, hoop-la!
'o,'s - 'hc square 1901, that's what a t
.,.,,i.' f"'''; san IL the irSi sight. When {
"' 't"''''N OF fcDfnary on L
o':t WIN SiasS the mountains
'''t VIM Sho" can be seen and al 8